About the Caldon Canal Conservation Area
The Caldon Canal Conservation Area covers about 47 hectares and was designated by Staffordshire Moorlands District Council in 1996. Inside the boundary are 47 listed buildings, all Grade II.
What changes inside the conservation area
Conservation areas are “Article 2(3) land”. You keep most permitted development rights, but these are removed or tightened.
- Rear extensionElsewhere: 3 m · 6 m with PANo 6 m / 8 m prior approval
- Two-storey extensionElsewhere: 3 mNeeds planning permission
- Side extensionElsewhere: Half the widthNeeds planning permission
- Loft conversionElsewhere: 50 m³Needs planning permission
- Garden roomElsewhere: 2.5 m high by boundariesNot beside the house
- PorchElsewhere: 3 m²Same limits
- Solar panelsElsewhere: 0.2 m projectionSame limits
- Air source heat pumpElsewhere: 1 unitNot facing the road
- Fences, walls and gatesElsewhere: 2 m · 1 m by a roadSame limits
- External claddingElsewhere: Matching materialsNeeds planning permission
- Tree workElsewhere: No notice6 weeks’ notice to the council
- Demolition (over 115 m³)Elsewhere: AllowedNeeds planning permission
Limits for a semi-detached house under the GPDO 2015. An Article 4 direction can remove more.
Listed buildings in the conservation area
Any work affecting these needs listed building consent, inside or out. Each links to its entry on the National Heritage List.
- Barnfields Canal Aqueduct at Ngr Sj 979 551Grade II
- Bridge at Consall Forge, Sj 999 491Grade II
- Bridge at Froghall WharfGrade II
- Bridge at Sj 925 527Grade II
- Bridge at Sj 933 536Grade II
- Bridge at Sj 936 537Grade II
- Bridge at Sj 939 537Grade II
- Bridge at Sj 944 537Grade II
- Bridge at Sj 947 537Grade II
- Bridge at Sj 948 537Grade II
- Bridge at Sj 950 536Grade II
- Bridge at Sj 950 537Grade II
- Bridge at Sj 954 535Grade II
- Bridge at Sj 969 528Grade II
- Bridge at Sj 981 521 Caldon Canal Bridge at Sj 981 521Grade II
- Bridge Number 29 at Sj 932 530Grade II
- Bridge Number 47 at Sj 983 508Grade II
- Bridge Number 7 at Sj 966 537, Leek Branch of Caldon CanalGrade II
- Bridge Over Canal (wall Grange Farm) at Ngr Sj 980 549Grade II
- Caldon Canal (leek Branch) Bridge at Sj 959 536Grade II
- Caldon Canal (leek Branch) Canal Bridge at Sj 956 536 Canal Bridge at Sj 956 536Grade II
- Caldon Canal (leek Branch) Canal Bridge at Sj 962 537 Canal Bridge at Sj 962 537Grade II
- Caldon Canal Bridge at Sj 919 518 Stanley Road Bridge at Sj 919 518Grade II
- Canal Lock Side Pond at Sj 947 537Grade II
Show all 47 listed buildings ↓All 47 listed buildings
- Canal Mile Post at Sj 980 523Grade II
- Canal Milepost at Sj 9842 5080Grade II
- Canal Milepost at Sk 001 485Grade II
- Cherryeye Bridge at Sk 014 481Grade II
- Consall Forge at Sj 998 492Grade II
- Consall New Lock at Sk 004 484Grade II
- Denford FarmhouseGrade II
- East Tunnel Entrance on Leek Arm of Caldon CanalGrade II
- Footbridge at Sj 947 537Grade II
- Froghall Wharf warehouseGrade II
- Hazlehurst AqueductGrade II
- Lime KilnsGrade II
- Lock at Entry to Leek Branch of CanalGrade II
- Lock at Sj 919 518Grade II
- Lock at Sj 950 537Grade II
- Lock Keeper's CottageGrade II
- Lock Keepers Cottage at Sj 919 518Grade II
- Lock No 11 Caldon Canal at Sj 9492 5373Grade II
- MayfieldGrade II
- Milepost at Sj 9953 4993Grade II
- Milestone at Sj 9954 4993Grade II
- Stables at Sj 919 518Grade II
- West Tunnel Entrance on Leek Arm of Caldon CanalGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBCaldon Canal Conservation Area AppraisalStaffordshire Moorlands District Council’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Staffordshire Moorlands District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.